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Friday, June 17, 2016

Schedules Plus is the ultimate almanac to broadcast network primetime scheduling since 2001. It features lineups for three different parts of the year, as well as A18-49+ ratings that more fairly account for historical decline. For more on the tables and charts in Schedules Plus, see this primer.

This post covers ABC Tuesday. At times, ABC's been able to piece together a strong hour or two: early aughts comedies like According to Jim and 8 Simple Rules, results shows for Dancing with the Stars, and even early in the run of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD. But there's never really been a top-to-bottom success story, and overall it's gone down as one of the most problematic weeknights for a big four network. See the 2015-16 breakdown.